Before one-pumps hit the market there was 1 LEI in 10 used for winter riding here. Then came one-pumps and almost overnight it became 9 LEI in 10. More and more guys began to use their water kites on the snow.

I'm in the camp of no one pumps. What would be nice is the option for people that don't like them to be able to buy kites with out them. I had 4 one pump failures last year. Yeah they were easy for me to fix but not fun walking in with all that mess (my local spot is shallow so don't have to swim).

I'm in the camp of no one pumps. What would be nice is the option for people that don't like them to be able to buy kites with out them. ...

That is an absurd idea. You want manufacturers to run parallel assembly lines, develop and test parallel models, and importers, distributors and retailers to manage multiple lines of stock just because you had a little bad luck?

I have over 100 hours each on my current 3 kites and about 800 hours on one pump LEI. The oldest single kite had 200+ hours. No punctures. No failures. No problems.

Although I may not be as passionate as the two camps here, I'd have to agree one pump systems done right are not a problem. The only time I has to fix a bladder on a one pump was when I landed the kite on the local life saving roof ( don't worry not a soul on the beach or around the carpark. ) the bladder hole was cause by a leading edge tear not a failure of the one pump.

I had a wainmen smoke for a while and I must admit every time I got out the car I thought fuck here we go. It doesn't take that much longer, but it is still a psychological pain in the ass.

I'm in the camp of no one pumps. What would be nice is the option for people that don't like them to be able to buy kites with out them. ...

That is an absurd idea. You want manufacturers to run parallel assembly lines, develop and test parallel models, and importers, distributors and retailers to manage multiple lines of stock just because you had a little bad luck?

I have over 100 hours each on my current 3 kites and about 800 hours on one pump LEI. The oldest single kite had 200+ hours. No punctures. No failures. No problems.

I started kiting in 1999. I have pumped struts. Pumping struts sucks.

Agreed. Started kiting in 2001 and my kites get a lot of use. Pumping struts suck. Have owned almost every brand. Never a problem with a one pump system on any kite or changing a LE or strut bladder.

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